When UK party conferences go wrong – POLITICO

When UK party conferences go wrong – POLITICO

While the spin doctors put a lot of energy into trying to ensure everything runs without a hitch, all too often circumstance conspires to derail the best-laid plans. The unwritten rule of British politics, that if something can go wrong at conference it usually will, means both euphoric new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his … Read more

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange admits spy charge after ‘agreeing plea deal’ to walk free after five years in UK jail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange admits spy charge after ‘agreeing plea deal’ to walk free after five years in UK jail

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single charge of espionage in return for his freedom after five years in a UK prison. Assange, 52, admitted to obtaining and publishing US military secrets after agreeing to a plea deal with the Department of Justice. 8 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court on … Read more

Julian Assange is traitor not freedom fighter – but here’s why we should thank god we don’t have to pay for him anymore

Julian Assange is traitor not freedom fighter – but here’s why we should thank god we don’t have to pay for him anymore

HIS face puffy and his grey hair thinning, Julian Assange boards a luxury private jet and gazes from the window contemplating his freedom. Hours after leaving a Belmarsh Prison cell, the Wikileaks website founder was on his way to a US court on a tiny Pacific island to plead guilty to an espionage charge. 6 … Read more

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regains freedom after 62 months in detention

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regains freedom after 62 months in detention

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison in the United Kingdom, after he agreed to plead guilty to a single charge of breaching the espionage law in the United States. He is travelling home to Australia after regaining his freedom. Mr Assange, 52, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain … Read more

Julian Assange To Be Freed After Plea Deal With US

Julian Assange To Be Freed After Plea Deal With US

Julian Assange, 52, will be free to return home to Australia, after agreeing to plead guilty tn a single count of violating the U.S. espionage law. Wikileaks footage showed Assange leaving the high security Belmarsh prison in London, ending a 14-year ordeal, before heading to the Pacific island of Saipan for the court hearing, The … Read more

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act

Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and is expected to appear in a U.S. courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands in the coming days, court records revealed Monday.  The guilty plea, which is to be finalized Wednesday, will resolve Assange’s outstanding legal matters with the … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest: June 25, 2024

The Hindu Morning Digest: June 25, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty to the U.S justice dept. File photo | Photo Credit: AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. and return to Australia WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free … Read more

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘agrees plea deal’ & may be freed after five years in UK prison, court documents reveal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘agrees plea deal’ & may be freed after five years in UK prison, court documents reveal

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty as part of a plea deal with the U.S. that could end his imprisonment in Britain. Assange, 52, has been held in a prison outside London for the last five years and fought extradition to the United States. 1 Julian Assange has reportedly reached a plea … Read more

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S.: UK court

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S.: UK court

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against … Read more

UK court rules Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the U.S.

UK court rules Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the U.S.

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday was granted permission by a U.K. court to appeal his extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on spying charges. Assange will therefore not be extradited immediately, the court said. The ruling from … Read more